Fifteen more deaths from COVID-19 have been reported, as well as 401 new cases of the virus.
Of the 15 deaths, two occurred in April, three in March, six in February and four in January or earlier. This brings the total number of deaths in the Republic to 4,856.
Of the 401 new cases, 182 occurred in Dublin, 40 in Kildare, 31 in Donegal, 23 in Limerick and 22 in Cork. The total number of cases now stands at 244,695.
As of 8am on Wednesday, there were 182 people with COVID-19 in hospital, 47 of